Vratislav Holub On the occasion of the upcoming Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which is celebrated on May 19, 2022, Apple is introducing new features to make life easier for people with disabilities. Therefore, a number of interesting functions will arrive in apple products this year. With this news, the Cupertino giant promises maximum help and a significant step forward in terms of how iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Macs can actually be helpful. So let's shine a light on the main news that will soon reach Apple operating systems.
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Adam Kos Door detection for the visually impaired
As the first novelty, Apple presented a function called Door Detection or door detection, from which people with visual impairments will benefit in particular. In this case, a combination of the iPhone/iPad camera, LiDAR scanner and machine learning can automatically detect doors near the user and then inform them whether they are open or closed. It will continue to provide a lot of interesting information. For example, about the handle, options for opening the door, etc. This comes in handy especially in moments when a person is in an unfamiliar environment and needs to find an entrance. To make matters worse, the technology can also recognize inscriptions on doors.
Cooperation with the VoiceOver solution is also important. In this case, the apple picker will also receive a sound and haptic response, which will help him not only identify the door, but at the same time lead him to it at all.
Controlling Apple Watch via iPhone
Apple watches will also receive interesting news. Since then, Apple has promised much better control of the Apple Watch for people who suffer from physical or motor disabilities. In this case, the Apple Watch screen can be mirrored on the iPhone, through which we will then be able to control the watch, primarily using assistants such as Voice Control and Switch Control. Specifically, this improvement will provide software and hardware connectivity and advanced AirPlay capabilities.
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At the same time, the Apple Watch will also receive so-called Quick Actions. In this case, gestures can be used to accept/reject a phone call, cancel a notification, take a picture, play/pause multimedia or start or pause a workout.
Live Captions or "live" subtitles
iPhones, iPads and Macs will also receive so-called Live Captions, or "live" subtitles for the hearing impaired. In that case, the mentioned Apple products can immediately bring a transcript of any audio in real time, thanks to which the user can see what someone is actually saying. It can be a phone or FaceTime call, a video conference, a social network, a streaming service, and the like. The Apple user will also be able to customize the size of these subtitles for easier reading.
In addition, if Live Captions will be used on a Mac, the user will be able to respond immediately with classic typing. In this case, it is enough for him to write his answer, which will be read in real time to other participants in the conversation. Apple also thought about security in this regard. Since the subtitles are so-called generated on the device, maximum privacy is ensured.
More news
The popular VoiceOver tool has also received further improvements. It will now receive support for more than 20 locales and languages, including Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Subsequently, Apple will also bring other functions. Let's take a quick look at them.
- buddy controller: Users in this case can, for example, ask a friend to help them play games. The Buddy Controller makes it possible to connect two game controllers into one, which subsequently facilitates the game itself.
- Siri Pause Time: Users with speech impairments can set a delay for Siri to wait for requests to be completed. In this way, of course, it will become significantly more pleasant and easier to use.
- Voice Control Spelling Mode: The feature will allow users to dictate words sound by sound.
- Sound Recognition: This novelty can learn and recognize specific sounds of the user's surroundings. It can be, for example, a unique alarm, doorbell and others.
- Apple books: New themes, the ability to edit text and similar matters will arrive in the native Book application.
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